Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Meet the Kronies

The Kronies has already been blogged by half the rightospehre, but it’s so well done that I wanted to post it here on the off-chance you haven’t watched it yet:

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The Progressives Who Cried “Racist!”

This week’s most prominent example of baseless progressive accusations of racism come from an MSNBC tweet, now deleted, which claimed that the rightwing would hate a Cheerios ad with a biracial family. The tweeter was fired, but it’s just one … Continue reading →

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I Have Heard The Feminists Trolling, Each To Each…

Feminism’s Twitter extremists have gotten so toxic that that infamous organ of right-wing patriarchal oppression, The Nation, actually took notice. I recommend the article by Michelle Goldberg not only for the schadenfreude, but also numerous glimmers of actual facts and … Continue reading →

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Guns/Crime Roundup for January 30, 2014

Time for another roundup of gun news, with a nice savory side-dish of criminal stupidity: Dick Metcalf is like a guy who converted to Islam, then wonders why he can’t be a Catholic bishop anymore. Could Abramski vs. United States … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 29, 2014

Lots of news from around the world, where the global economy is handing like a Kia that’s just started losing traction on an icy hill: Bundesbank: Don’t look at us, broke PIIGS, you’re going to have to screw your own … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for January 28, 2014

The good news from Ukraine: most of the totalitarian laws suppressing free speech have been repealed and prime minister Mykola Azarov has resigned. The bad news: brutal thug and Putin toady Viktor Yanukovych is still President, and opposition leader Yulia … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Addition: Zero Hedge

Newly added to the blogroll: Zero Hedge, for all your DOOM-y international economic news needs. Also consider this your “I didn’t have time to put up an extensive blog post” post…

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Rick Perry Comes Out For Marijuana Decriminalization

Rick Perry has come out for marijuana decriminalization and for states rights on legalization (though he still opposes legalization himself). This makes Perry objectively more pro-legalization that former frequent choom-abuser Barack Obama. This will be a great surprise to people … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for January 23, 2014

What’s going on in Ukraine right now? Good question. The situation is probably best described as “fluid.” A ceasefire has been reached. I don’t think this would happen unless President Viktor Yanukovych is worried he might lose the showdown. Protesters … Continue reading →

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Five Dead in Ukraine

And the hammer came down. Hot on the heels of Yanukovych’s rubberstamp parliament passing numerous dictatorial laws, he decided it was time to clean up these filthy peasants protesting for democracy and closer ties to Europe. (Background here.) Twitter and … Continue reading →

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